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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 03, 1910

Page

13

Brockton Fair Will Showcase Star Track Entrants

Saturday qualifiers reveal a field of over 400 entries for the Brockton Fair athletic meet next Thursday. Prominent local and out of state athletes plan to vie in sprint events, with many top names from Amherst, Harvard, Brown, and South Boston A. C. targeting fast times, while the mile and distance fields include Harvard’s Jaques and Reginald Poster among others. The three cornered relay features Brockton M C A, Boston A A, and Harvard A A, and the meet also lists 46 entrants in the distance events led by Clarence De Mar of North Dorchester A A S.

Culiure Roberts Amherst Pewster South Boston New England Ken Wade Brookline Bill Prout Frank O'Hara Austin Cummins Harvard George Riley Warvard Feller Simons Nanney Prout RB. A. A Frank Sheehan South Boston A. C Youne Duffy Maloney and Miles Brown Gnething Sb. AL A C. V. Moore New Tomy Mecsa Lawless Young Providence Herbert Jaques Newton Gray J. G. Silva South Boston A. Co Reginald Woster Poster Philadelphia Billy Rand W. W. Coe, Jr Brockton ¥. M.C Boston A. A Harvard A.A New York W. J. Harkett A. A BP Piggott Cambridgeport J. W. O'Mara North Cambridge Harkett Clarence de Mar North Dorchester AASES Tigers Stevens Cornell-Rensselaer Penn Quakers Gettysburg Tufts Rhode Island State Medford

Permit May Be Held Up Over Nassau Grand Prize Race

Nassau county officials plan a special meeting to consider cancelling the Grand Prize race on the Vanderbilt cup course scheduled for Oct 15 amid a deadly and injurious run. Four critically injured spectators and drivers are reported with several others injured as security demands and vehicle lineups shift.

New York Board of Supervisors Nassau County Long Island A. R. Pardington Long Island Motor Parkway William Pickens Barney Oldfield Oldfield Chicago Benz Hemery Heim Hearne Thomas Miller Pope-Hartford Charles Grommacci Henry Haggenhorn Dawson Ferdinand D’zaubia Harold Stone Columbia Louis Chevrolet

Weakness of Teams Shown In Early College Games

A roundup of Saturday college games shows both strengths and notable weaknesses across Harvard Yale Navy Williams Penn and Tufts. Fumbles plagued Harvard while Yale Syracuse Brown Williams Navy and others experimented with forward passes and older styles of play.

College football games this week schedule

Wednesday games feature Yale at Tufts in New Haven Princeton faces Villanova at Princeton Penn vs Franklin and Marshall in Philadelphia Brown meets Rhode Island State in Providence Bates plays Exeter in Exeter Andover hosts Boston College in Andover. Saturday Harvard meets Williams in Cambridge Yale faces Holy Cross at New Haven Princeton vs NYU in Princeton Penn plays West Virginia in Philadelphia Dartmouth plays Colby in Hanover Brown meets Colgate in Providence Tufts faces West Point in West Point Amherst plays Wesleyan in Middletown.

Yale Tufts New Haven Princeton Villanova University of Pennsylvania Franklin and Marshall Philadelphia Brown Rhode Island State Providence Bates Exeter Andover Boston College Harvard Williams Cambridge Holy Cross New York University West Virginia Dartmouth Colby Hanover Colgate West Point Amherst Wesleyan Middletown

Saturday Football Stars Waite Helps Yale Victory

Waite the Syracuse left tackle scored for the first time in two years in Yale’s game. Stevens and Peterson added long TD plays, Pitcher and Mercer found the end zone, Giraustein sprinted 65 yards for a TD, Reilly connected on a 40-yard run, and Sprackling kicked from 15 yards as Brown faced Norwich.

Yale Elis Syracuse Tad Jones Waite Brown Brunonians Norwich Providence Sprackling Navy Williams Peterson Stevens

Football season gains in popularity says Duffey

Duffey notes growing popularity of football after recent games. He discusses rule changes, Yale vs Syracuse scares, Harvard vs Yale prospects, and Princeton Pennsylvania Cornell wins. He also mentions Johnny Evers and the Athletics expected to start as favorites. Carey and Navy’s midshipman standout and Ralph Rose versus Martin Sheridan in track are referenced.

Collegians Syracuse Elis Yale Johnny Harvard Rush Crimson Eli Princeton Pennsylvania Cornell Ralph Rose Martin Sheridan Rose Sheridan Martin

Yale Boosts Grid After Upset With Hiring of Old Stars

New Haven Conn Oct 2 Yale's upset loss to Syracuse was followed by a call for veteran coaches led by Captain Fred Daly. Ex-Captains Hin key Rodgers Shevlin and others including Bloomer Adee Winter and Dr Murphy are expected this week. Frank Hinkey will be present much of the season as part of the coaching group.

New Haven Conn Yale Syracuse Fred Daly Frank Hinkey Jim Rodgers

Yale Grapples With Injuries After Syracuse Clash

Half a dozen players miss games with injuries from the Syracuse contest, including Jack Field who dislocated a shoulder but hopes to return for the big games. Don Bomeister suffers a knee strain sidelining two to three weeks. Captain Fred Daly and Dick Merritt sustain cuts but will play. Coaches fault officials for lax enforcement of new rules and expect light practice through the week.

Syracuse Jack Field Don Bomeister Tom Shevlin Fred Daly Dick Merritt Yale Childs Parks

O Connor Joins Dartmouth as Harvard Victory Boost

Senee O Connor of Manchester New Hampshire coach of the team which beat Harvard 22 to 0 arrived in Hanover tonight to assist Coach Randall. He is expected to bring new life to the squad and stay probably for the next week.

Hanover N. H Cee O'Connor Manchester Harvard Randall O'Connor Lfe

Harvard Track Team Opens Fall Practice on Soldiers Field

Fall practice for the Harvard track team begins today at Soldiers Field as Captain Joster and Manager Floyd urge freshmen and inexperienced men to report. The aim is to develop new material to fill spots left by graduating seniors for the handicap games on October 28.

Harvard Soldiers Field Joster Floyd

Weekday and weekend high school football schedule announced

This week features Brockton High hosting South Boston High on Tuesday and a slate of games across Boston area schools Wednesday through Saturday. Notable matchups include Milton Academy versus Dedham High, Malden High hosting Lawrence, Somerville facing Tech class, and private schools Noblet Greenough and Brown Nichols meeting at Allston.

Brockton High South Boston High Brockton Fair Milton Academy Dedham High Milton Boston College High Kingligh High Locust Street Boston Latin Brookline High Brookline Lawrence High Malden High Malden Tech Somerville High Somerville Cushing Academy Lowell Textile Ashburnham Fast Boston High Dorchester High Dorchester Nashua High Haverhill High Maverhill Wellesley Everett High Winchester High O'Donnell Waltham Jligh Winchester Revere Salem Witch City English High Ocast Street Newton High Wellesley High School Back Bay Nobit & Greenough Brown & Nichols Allston Roxbury Latin Volkmann Middlesex School Concord Waltham High Mechanic Arts High St. Mark‘s Mechanic Watch City Medford High Medford Worcester High Rindge

Early start for school football as season gains pace

The school football season is well underway with most Boston teams embracing the new game. About fifty contests are scheduled this week as interscholastic and suburban league play begins, and boys are adapting quickly and beginning to enjoy the sport.

Boston

Interscholastic football standings shift in midseason play

Newton High tied Needham and Dedham in two scoreless clashes while Malden High beat Brookline and alumni 8 0. Somerville joins the Suburban league, English and Rindge emerge as top title contenders, and St Johns Prep edged Boston College High as Dorchester and Mechanic Arts show form.

Newton High Needham Dedham Fligh Newton Malden High Brookline High Somerville High Chelsea High Groton English High Rindge Somerville Scully St. John's Prep Boston College High Captain Maguire Dacey Boston

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